Artists

Graphic Art is a multilayered communication between the artist and the viewer. The artists whose images appear below are significant to me because of the communication and stylistic techniques they have taught me. In the end, only I am responsible for what you see, and that only gains importance through your perception of it.

LEONARDO - Leonardo da Vinci, the prototype for the Renaissance Man was a master not only of art, but science, engineering, and even alchemy. This is my take on his famous self-portrait as an old man. His fascination with and close study of birds led

LEONARDO - Leonardo da Vinci, the prototype for the Renaissance Man was a master not only of art, but science, engineering, and even alchemy. This is my take on his famous self-portrait as an old man. His fascination with and close study of birds led him to build heavier than air flying machines, which flew largely as gliders. His vision of man’s pursuit of flight had to wait until the internal combustion engine was created in the mid-1800s, some 300 years after his death. The crescent moon reflects his understanding that the Moon’s phases are created by its juxtaposition to the Earth and Sun.

Willem de Kooning Perhaps the most prominent Abstract Expressionist of the 1950s, his action paintings channeled energy from his feelings onto the canvas. In the background of this painting is Woman II, perhaps his m

Willem de Kooning Perhaps the most prominent Abstract Expressionist of the 1950s, his action paintings channeled energy from his feelings onto the canvas. In the background of this painting is Woman II, perhaps his most famous painting.

Pablo Picasso - Acknowledged master of Cubism whose ability to reinvent perspectives for his viewers to experience made him the preeminent artist of the 20th Century.

Pablo Picasso - Acknowledged master of Cubism whose ability to reinvent perspectives for his viewers to experience made him the preeminent artist of the 20th Century.

Impression of Dali This world renowned expert of Surrealism created dreamlike landscapes that meticulously represented reality in every detail, though as effected by outside forces such as time. This was my attempt to do much the

Impression of Dali This world renowned expert of Surrealism created dreamlike landscapes that meticulously represented reality in every detail, though as effected by outside forces such as time. This was my attempt to do much the same thing through an Impressionistic lens, suggesting that art can recombine memory and still communicate its message without utilizing perfect realism.

Phillip Ratner My Mentor and very close friend and confidant.

Phillip Ratner My Mentor and very close friend and confidant.

Alberto Giacometti A masterful sculptor, whose elongated figures became world famous and were much imitated during the middle of the 20th Century. I used a technique created by Phil Ratner, called Sculpicture to build up the two figures that appe

Alberto Giacometti A masterful sculptor, whose elongated figures became world famous and were much imitated during the middle of the 20th Century. I used a technique created by Phil Ratner, called Sculpicture to build up the two figures that appear on the bottom with Sculpy, a clay-like substance that hardens as it dries. A greyscale of cool raw sienna is used to make the subject appear statue-like.